Crawl Spaces Built Recently, on Old Soil
Savoy's fastest growth came between 2000 and 2024, when it more than doubled in size, but even its newest construction sits on the same historically poorly-drained black prairie soil found countywide. New construction isn't automatically protected from that underlying drainage condition.
Why a New Crawl Space Can Still Need Encapsulation
A crawl space built during Savoy's rapid growth surge may have had a vapor barrier installed to code minimums rather than a fully sealed and conditioned system, and shortcuts from a fast build-out often show up as moisture years later. That's worth checking even in Savoy's newer housing stock.